little - comparative

[BobK]

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When I was little (e.g. about 7 years old), I used to watch TV for about 8 hours daily.
When I was littler (e.g. 4 ), I used to watch it all day long. (can I say it like this?)
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Excuse my butting in, but in BE few people would say "littler". In this instance I'd say

When I was little (e.g. about 7 years old), I used to watch TV for about 8 hours daily.
When I was smaller/younger (e.g. 4 ), I used to watch it all day long.

You could also avoid the issue altogether:

When I was little (e.g. about 7 years old), I used to watch TV for about 8 hours daily.
Years before, I used to watch it all day long.

b

[Lenka]

Excuse my butting in, but in BE few people would say "littler". In this instance I'd say

When I was little (e.g. about 7 years old), I used to watch TV for about 8 hours daily.
When I was smaller/younger (e.g. 4 ), I used to watch it all day long.

You could also avoid the issue altogether:

When I was little (e.g. about 7 years old), I used to watch TV for about 8 hours daily.
Years before, I used to watch it all day long.

b

I just don't understand why "smaller" can be used here.

Is it correct to say "When I was small, I used to play with my dolls." ?

Small - short
young, little - of low age

Am I right?

[BobK]

I just don't understand why "smaller" can be used here.

Is it correct to say "When I was small, I used to play with my dolls." ?



Small - short or young
young, little - of low age

Am I right?

My daddy says I'm too small to go hunting with him.


This is perfectly OK.

b

[Lenka]

My daddy says I'm too small to go hunting with him.


This is perfectly OK.

b

Oh, I really didn't know it before! (I mean the fact that you can use "small" in the meaning of "young")
Thanks!!!

[saleemabu]

dear friends, can we use "er" " est" for coparative little to be "littler"
and littlest for the superelative .
what is the comparitive of good then?
what about bad . do we use a regular or irregular comparative as

good - better than - the best .

[Lenka]

What is the comparative of the adjective "modest"? Is it modester? It sounds a little odd to me...

[MikeNewYork]

What is the comparative of the adjective "modest"? Is it modester? It sounds a little odd to me...

Modester and modestest exist, but more modest and most modest are far more common.